Welcome to the Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics, and Automation (CEDRA)'s homepage. CEDRA is the premier applied research, education and technology center in IRAN. It was established in September, 2001 to promote educational and research activities in the fields of Design, Robotics, and Automation. The Ministry of Sciences, Research, and Technology and the Sharif University of Technology are the prime sponsors of CEDRA. CEDRA bridges the gap between national industries and the Sharif University of Technology with a unique ability to harness the intellectual energy of academia to impact Iranian manufacturing.

* Contrary to what some media mistakenly have reported, this robot (NAO) is made ​​in a foreign country. Therefore, CEDRA's innovations have been the planning and application of humanoid robots as an educational tool in foreign language learning (RALL) within the broad context of Social Robotics for the first time in Iran.